You know what's good? Going on the ice and knowing that you don't have to skate when the whistle blows. All my life I've been the one skating.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As soon as I was introduced to ice speed skating, I was instantly hooked. I never thought about pursuing skating professionally; I just enjoyed doing it.
When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.
Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
I was terrible when I first started skating and was clinging onto the side for dear life, but it's something I'll always have now, and the tour is always so much fun.
It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who doesn't know everything about skating.
I love skating and sparkling and flying around the ice, and people clap for you. It's an amazing feeling.
The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater.
I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure.
I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to do.